Paper-roll mounting



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PAPER ROLL mou'mme. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17. 1920.

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PAPER- ROLL MOUNTING.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. REEDY, a citizen of'the United States, andresident of Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper-Roll Mountings,of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description,reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of thisspecification.

My invention relates to mountings, and is particularly concerned with;the provision of a mounting for table rolls, felt rolls, etc. offpapermaking machines.

Among its principal object-s, my invention contemplates the provision ofa mounting, which permits easyrotation of the roll, and its readyremoval and replacement in its support. I 7

Another object resides in providing a mounting of this kind, which isself-aligning, and water sealing, and which may be economicallymanufactured.

Other objects, advantages and uses of my improved mounting, will appearin the following description, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of themounting of my invention, illustrated inco-operating relation with apaper-roll of conventional construction.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the mountin shownin' Figure 1, and vigu'reS is a vertical cross section taken on line 3-3, of Figure 1,looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 4 designates the endportion of a table roll, having the journal 5, which extends into, andis supported by, the improved mounting of my invention, which isindicated generally by the reference numeral 6.

As indicated above, my improved mounting is especially adapted for usein connection with the rolls of paper making machines. The roll shown at4 in the drawin is a conventional table roll for a Fourdrmier machine.The construction and operation of the Fourdrinier machine is so wellknown and understood by engineers, skilled in this art, that it is notdeemed necessary to show, or describe, such a machine, and it willfurther be distinctly understood that although my invention findsparticular utility in connection with paper making mation chambers, tothe couch rolls.

Specification of'Lctters Patent. ill-atenijed J nie 20 1922 Applicationfiled May 17,

1920. Serial No. 381,902.

chines of the Fourdrinier type, it maybe used n connection with manyother types and kinds of machines, as will hereinafter appear.,

The mounting 6 comprises a main body member 7, which is providedwithsupporb in'g trunnions 7 7 received by a suitable yoke member 8, onthe lower end of which s provided a shank 9, which is'cy'li'ndrical inform, and arranged to be adjustably received in a suitable socketprovided therefor in the frame of the machine. I

The'body member 7 is substantially cylindrlcal in form (see Fig. 3) andis shouldered at its open end andprovided with an annular lip 10.Abushing 1'1, fitting into the open end of'the body member 7 is providedwith a shoulder 12 "arranged to co-fact with the shoulder provided onthe member 7. The lip 10 as seen in Figures 1 and 2,

is turned over, and securely clamps the bushing 11 to the memberf7. Itwill,of course, appear that although I prefer to provide the lip 10:tohold the bushing 11 in 'position, any other suitable expedient may beused for this purpose.

At 18 is indicateda roller bearing which comprises Spacing 'rings1414:and hearing rollers 15- 15, the said-rollers cooperating with a suitablerace ring 13 The elements of the roller bearing, 13 are held in theirproper relation by "the bushing 11 and the journal 5 extends through thebushing 11 into the bearing as shown. The bushing 11 is recessedas at16, and-has a suitable drain hole 17, provided I at its. lowermostportion. 7

An oil hole 18 is provided in the wall of the member 7 communicatingwith the interior thereof; a suitable oil cup 19 being threaded therein,as shown. At 20 is indicated an oil groove, which is preferably providedto establish communication between the oil hole 18 and the edges of thebearing 15.

In the Fourdrinier paper making machines, the rolls 4: support aso-called wire which is in the form of a web, and on which the mixedpaper stock from the head box in a thoroughly saturated condition iscarried over the surface of the frame, over the usual save-all and suc-The Wire after a period of four or five weeks generally becomes wornout, and must be renewed. When the wire is properly slacked,

the rolls 4: are lifted out, and the mounting 6 slipped ofi the end ofthe journal 5. The mounting is then replaced in the yoke 8, beingsupported therein through the trun nions 7 7. The mountings areremovable, as just described, on the front side of the machine only, themountings on the other side not being removable. The rolls 4 are placedon the floor, and the mountings filled with cup grease, then the rollsare replaced in the mountings, and a new wirev provided. It will appearthat it would be quite a tedious operation to fill the mountings 6 withlubricant after the wire hasbeen fixed in position. In the event theoperator should overlook supplying lubricant to a mounting, he may, fromtime to time, supply lubricant thereto through the cup 19. However, whenthe mounting 6 is properly filled with lubricant, it is not necessary tolubricate the bearings until the wire is to be replaced, the initialsupply of lubricant being quite sufficient for the four or five weekperiod. The water from the saturated paper stock cannot, in any possiblemanner, find its way to the bearing 15, because of the grease providedin the recess 16. However, when as above stated, the operator overlooksthe lubrication of the bearings, the hole 17 will serve to drain allaccumulations of water in the recess 16 of the bushing 11, and thusprevent rusting of the bearing 15. It will be noted that the mountisself-aligning, because of the trunnions I If, after a time, the bearing15 and the race ring 13 become worn, they may be readily replaced byremoving the bushing 11.

lVhile I have illustrated the details of a preferred embodiment of myinvention, 1, in no wise, limit myself to the details of constructionshown, but claim all equivalent I embodiments thereof, coming within thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A mounting for paper-rolls, and the like, comprising a hollow bodymember, a roller bearing therein for receiving a journal, said bearinghaving a race ring, and a bushing secured in said body member to holdsaid bearing in position, said bushing having a recess for receiving asupply of lubricant and a drain hole for said recess.

2. A mounting for paper-rolls, and the like, comprising a body member, abearing therein for receiving a journal, and a bushing, secured in saidbody member, for bold ing said bearing in position, said bushing havlnga recess for receiving a supply of lubricant and a drain hole for saidrecess.

3. A mounting for aper-rolls, and the like, comprising a ho y member, abearing therein for receiving a journal, and a bushing for holding saidbearing in position, said bushing having a recess for receiving a supplyof lubricant.

4. A mounting for paper-rolls, and the like, comprising a body member, abearing therein for receiving a journal, and a bushing for holding saidbearing in position, said bushing having a recess and drain hole forsaid recess.

5. A mounting for paper-rolls and the like, comprising a body member, ahearing therein for receiving a journal, trunnions on said body member,and a yoke for removably supporting said trunnions, said yoke beingpivotally mounted to rotate about an axis extending transversely of saidjournal.

6. A mounting for paper-rolls, and the like, comprising a body member, abearing therein for receiving a journal, trunnions on said member, and ayoke for supporting said trunnions, said yoke being pivotally mounted.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 10th day of May,1920.

JOHN H. REEDY.

Witnesses:

J. C. GIFFERN, P. K. CARTIER.

